The so-called â€œCitizensâ€™ Tideâ€ brought together the different â€œtidesâ€ in the context of these harsh attacks. Throughout the last year and a half, the movements called â€œtidesâ€ have grown in the public sector, like the â€œGreen Tideâ€ in education, or the â€œWhite Tideâ€ in the healthcare sector. The â€œGreen Tideâ€ was born after May 15 as a movement based on assemblies of delegates and activists, where educational workers tended to get mobilized in unity, overcoming the divisions of the unions, and winning the sympathy of parents and students. The same is true of the â€œWhite Tide,â€ that brings together different unions and healthcare workers, from physicians to nurses. Thus they have enormous popular support.

One of the largest demonstrations in all of Spain took place in Madrid, with the presence of groups in struggle, like the Iberia [airline] workers, who are confronting the companyâ€™s plan to lay off 3,800 workers. Another one of the Tides that attended was the â€œBlack Tide,â€ a minersâ€™ delegation, as well as firefighters and the workers of Telemadrid.

â€œFreedom, freedom, [for] those arrested for struggling. February 23, release without chargesâ€ The government has been implementing a constant repressive policy in the face of the increasing protests of the working class and young people. In Madrid, 1,500 anti-riot cops had orders to intervene, using force indiscriminately, and, finally, 45 people were arrested on the night of February 23 (9 of them were minors). On the days that followed, the police arrested more than ten youths, members of the group of soccer fans of the Rayo Vallecano, â€œBukaneros,â€ that usually display flags against the government during the games and bring together leftist youths, looking for them in their houses and workplaces, one by one. Faced with these events, it is necessary that all the unions, social and political organizations, that we confront the escalation of repression together.

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Clase contra Clase in the mobilizations

By Carlos Muro

In Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza, we militants of Clase contra Clase participated in this big convocation, by going through the streets in each city. The convergence of the different groups in the demonstration is a big step so that every struggle that emerges will not remain isolated. For that reason, we male and female comrades of Clase contra Clase are suggesting that it is necessary to promote the coordination and unity of the struggles underway, to organize solidarity and give mutual support in the face of new attacks, like the repressive attacks that the government could set up, in order to isolate them and defeat them.